Former world traveler, now retired at the tender age of 30something to a quiet retreat on the Western slope of Mt Abraham. I like all the crunchy stuff, gardening, yoga, skinny-dipping, backpacking blah blah blah. I'm kinda cynical but still believe strongly in kindness as a way of being.

I'm real sensitive and in touch with my emotions but I still like banging things with hammers and cutting down trees with chainsaws.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I live as a bit of a hermit and I like to hear news from the outside every so often. Bonus if you are a native French or Chinese speaker. I need practice to not slip back into the cursed monolingualism of white America.

Interessen

• cooking
• yoga
• cycling
• backpacking
• social work
• social justice
• vinyl
• mental health
• animal husbandry

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Top 3 Books all time:

The Things They Carried (Tim O'brien) , Possibilities (David Graeber), Nine Headed Dragon River (Peter Matthiessen)

Top 3 Albums all time:

London Calling (the Clash), Graceland (Paul Simon), In An Aeroplane Over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel)

Top 3 Directors

Herzog, PT Anderson, Cohen Brothers

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I spent two summers in a Buddhist Monastery in Southern Taiwan. Boom! So spiritual!

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Yes! I'm a great tour guide and booster for my home state especially if you're into all the foodie shit and swimming holes and hiking trails. And thrift stores and music.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Couch in a private room. Kitchen. Internet. Sweet pond to swim in.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland, Taiwan

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Canada, China, United Kingdom